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A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a shawl draped over his shoulders stands in a pink-walled hall holding bundles of green leaves, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms and gold-toned beaded necklaces. Gold trident-topped brass stands and a red fire extinguisher are visible on the walls. In the foreground, the heads of two seated people are partly visible, one with hair pinned up. The man is a priest or initiate-officiant performing a ritual with leaves; no name is attributed to him.

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April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26A standing priest in a white dhoti and a saffron-and-gold patterned shawl sprinkles water from a bundle of green mango leaves held in his right hand, while cradling a silver-white metal pot with floral decoration in his left arm. He wears a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Seated devotees in the foreground, some bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, face the ritual. A red fire extinguisher hangs on a white wall beside a carved wooden door, indicating an indoor hall during a purification or abhishekam-style rite.2017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold ceremonial necklace stands in a pink-walled hall, holding a glass vessel of water in one hand and dipping a bundle of green mango leaves into it with the other, sprinkling water. He has white horizontal sacred ash markings on his forehead. In the foreground, a seated man with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his chest, and a partly visible person at the right, face the scene. A red fire extinguisher hangs on the wall beside a brass pot, and a wooden panelled door stands behind. The ritual appears to be an aspersion with kalasha-style water.2017-04-26August 14 20162016-08-14Indoor ritual scene in a pink-walled hall. A standing priest with a vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, a gold-bead necklace and a saffron-patterned shawl over white dhoti sprinkles water from a mango-leaf bundle held aloft, while holding a white-and-gold kalasha pot. Seated devotees with shaved heads and white beaded necklaces, some bare-chested and wet with water, receive the sprinkling. Framed photographs hang on the walls, a digital clock reads 08:57, and white chairs and a cup are in the foreground. The scene appears to be a purification rite, possibly part of a Shiva Deeksha initiation.2017-04-26A man with a short dark beard, a red and yellow tilak on his forehead and a long braided bun, performs a lamp ritual while seated. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands and raises it toward the smoke drifting in front of him. He wears a yellow shawl over a white dhoti, a shell-and-bead rudraksha-style mala, a wristwatch and a gold ring. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and white shirts wear gold-colored beaded garlands, and one holds a bell. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting with smoke and lamp offerings.2018-04-14April 26 20172017-04-26A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-coloured body markings wears a white dhoti with gold border and holds a long garland of green leaves outstretched. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala holds the same leafy garland. Behind them, men in white and orange clothing and a bald man in a white shirt look on. At lower right, a woman with her hair decorated with white flower garlands and a bindi sits with her back to the camera. A woman in a pink striped sari with a black shawl stands at left, and a smiling woman in the foreground holds a tray. About 10 physical people are visible.2017-03-26May 18 20192019-05-18